Solariellidae is a

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of small

sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s, marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

s in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2011). Solariellidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382181 on 2011-04-06 This family has no subfamilies. This family consists of extremely diverse species and needs taxonomic revision. The relationship between genera are often uncertain. Many species remain undescribed or have been recently described.

Description

Most species in this family are small, usually up to 10 mm. They show a diverse range of morphologies. The shell has a conical shape with rounded

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s and a wide

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Distribution

The species in the family Solariellidae occur worldwide from the sublittoral zone to bathyal depths.

Genera

Genera within the family Solariellidae include: * ''

Archiminolia ''Archiminolia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Solariellidae, the top snails. B.A. Marshall (1979) considered ''Ethaliopsis'' Schepman and ''Archiminolia'' Iredale synonym w ...

'' Iredale, 1929 * '' Arxellia'' Vilvens, Williams & Herbert, 2014 * '' Bathymophila'' Dall, 1881 * '' Chonospeira'' Herbert & Williams, 2020 * '' Conominolia'' Finlay 1926 * '' Hazuregyra'' Shikama, 1962 * '' Ilanga'' Hebert, 1987 * ''

Lamellitrochus ''Lamellitrochus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Solariellidae. This is a taxon inquirendum: possible synonym of ''Zetela'' Finlay, 1926. Species Species within the genus '' ...

'' Quinn, 1991 * ''

Microgaza ''Microgaza'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae. Description The flattened shell is rotelliform, resembling a species from the genus Gaza without the reflected lip or umbilical callus. The shell is ...

'' Dall, 1881 * ''

Minolia ''Minolia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Solariellidae. A. Adams named the genus from Mino-Sima, the little island near Niphon (Japan). ''Minolia'' was in older textbooks re ...

'' A. Adams, 1860 * '' Minolops'' Iredale, 1929 * ''

Solariella ''Solariella'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea (genus), Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies ...

'' S. V. Wood, 1824 - the type genus * ''

Spectamen ''Spectamen'' is a genus of small sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea (superfamily), Trochoidea. Distribution This marine genus occurs off Australi ...

'' Iredale, 1924WoRMS (2010). ''Spectamen''. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413465 on 2010-04-22 * '' Suavotrochus'' Dall, 1924 * ''

Zetela ''Zetela'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Solariellidae. Species Species within the genus ''Zetela'' include: * ''Zetela alphonsi'' Vilvens, 2002 * ''Zetela annectens'' Marsha ...

'' Finlay, 1926 ;Genera brought into synonymy : * ''Ethaliopsis'' Schepman, 1908: synonym of ''Bathymophila'' Dall, 1881 * ''Machaeroplax'' Friele, 1877: synonym of '' Ilanga'' Hebert, 1987 * ''Zeminolia'' Finlay, 1926: synonym of ''Solariella'' S. Wood, 1842

References

;Bibliography * Vaught, K.C. (1989).'' A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp * Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda''. * * ;Citations {{Taxonbar, from=Q7557026 Trochoidea (superfamily) Marine gastropods